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A local sheriff told me they estimated there were between 35,000 to 40,000 in attendance

Randy Bachman's last Vinyl Tap in a special three hour show from 3-6 p.m

One of Canada's largest private broadcasters is in the black in this quarter, marking a stark turnaround from the $752-million loss posted in the same quarter of 2020.

Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956)[1][2] is an American musician and occasional actor.

IT WAS JUNE 28th … when an old favorite of radio audiences ‘Amos ‘n’ Andy’ made the switch to TV. Two years later, criticism from the NAACP about ‘stereotyping’ forced CBS-TV to drop the show… When ‘The Quiz Kids’ (pictured) began a 13-year run on radio as a summer replacement for the blind piano virtuoso Alec Templeton… When ‘The Alan Young Show’ debuted on NBC radio featuring the Vancouver-raised comedian. He would later be the human star of the talking horse TV show, ‘Mr. Ed’… When CKUA-FM signed on in Edmonton, and 'Sunny 94' took to the air in Lacombe Alta.... ..and when “The Helen Reddy Show” debuted as an eight-week summer replacement series on NBC-TV, with Flip Wilson, The Pointer Sisters, and Seals & Croft as guests. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, formed in 1976. He previously led the band Mudcrutch, and was also a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys.

Sixty-five years ago tomorrow Bill Haley And His Comets came to Vancouver, and 6,000 kids packed the Kerrisdale Arena for the first rock concert in our history. CKNW deejay Jack Cullen was the sponsor, along with clothier Murray Goldman. I was the emcee and the opening act was Les Vogt and the Prowlers, Cullen’s house band named for his radio program The Owl Prowl.

Canadian broadcaster Greg Beharrell and his success in American media...

The Ever Popular Jack Cullen of the Owl Prowl on CKNW 980...

With more than 23 years of experience in journalism, Henley has been on-air in Calgary for decades. He began his career as an anchor, reporter and producer with Global Calgary before joining CityTV as the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. anchor.